
One Day at a Time (1975)
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Alan Rafkin — Director
Episodes 123
Ann, the Father
Ann's career advice to Barbara's friend leads to hard feelings between the boy and his father.
Read MoreFather, Dear Father (1)
Ann's ex-husband tells her that he can no longer pay her child support for his daughters.
Read MoreFather, Dear Father (2)
Ed is forced to admit the truth to Julie and Barbara.
Read MoreAnn's Friend
Ann is stunned when a friend says she's leaving her husband.
Read MoreBob's New Girl
Barbara has been steadily dating Cliff and soon finds herself trying to gently discourage Bob from pursuing her. However, Bob is sure he can win her away from Cliff, that's when Ann encourages Bob to perhaps date other women. He does but Barbara's reaction to Bob's new girlfriend is incredibly telling.
Read MoreSchneider's Helper
While he's recovering from a back injury, Schneider needs an assistant maintenance man to help out with his work around the building. Barbara suggests that Schneider hire her disabled friend, Jackie. Schneider reluctantly takes on the kid who does his best to prove he can do the job. However, when there is a gas leak in the building, Jackie's competence is put to the test.
Read MoreYes, Sir, That's My Baby
Sally, an old school friend of Barbara's shows up for a visit with some news, she's now a mother. Originally, she agreed with the father to give the baby up for adoption but after one look at the baby, decided to keep it. However, the big bombshell is dropped when she mentions that the father is Cliff Randall, Barbara's boyfriend.
Read MoreThe Dating Game (a.k.a.) Ann's Dating Game
Ann is interested in a business associate but isn't quite sure how to convey her romantic interest to him. Barbara and Julie suggest that she just make the first move and call him, which she does. However, he isn't quite getting the hints and assumes that when she asks him out the dinner is business instead of pleasure.
Read MorePeabody's War
""Mr.Peabody"".An elderly resident in the ""Romano's""apartment building refuses to pay higher rent to allow the building's owners to throw him out.Because he is old and disabled.He locks himself in ""The Romano's Apartment""with a shotgun and will hold the family hostage.Until he can get on tv and tell the buildings owners to allow him to stay in his apartment and pay a fair rent price for it.On a sad not,this was Mr.J.Pat O'Malley's last tv performance.He would spend his last years living at The Motion Picture and TV Home in Woodland Hills,Ca.,Until his death in 1986.
Read MoreJealousy (1)
Julie and Barbara become rivals when they fall for the leader of a rock group. First of two parts.
Read MoreJealousy (2)
Conclusion. The battle for the band leader continues as Barbara tries to win him back from Julie.
Read MoreThe Arab Connection
Ann plays hostess to an Arab sheik while Julie leads a demonstration against his country's economic policy.
Read MoreHold the Mustard
The pace of Barbara's restaurant job proves to be faster than she anticipated.
Read MoreThe Married Man (1)
In the first of a three-part story, Ann and a sportswriter begin a promising romance.
Read MoreThe Married Man (2)
In the second of a three-part story, a smooth-sailing romance between Ann and a sportswriter hits the rocks.
Read MoreThe Married Man (3)
Ann considers pursuing a relationship with her married sports writer, but soon concludes that to do so would strip her of her self respect.
Read MoreGoing Nowhere
Julie is depressed because her designing career seems to have reached a dead end.
Read MoreFrancine Strikes Again
Francine uses her feminine wiles to wrest away one of Ann's big accounts.
Read MoreThe Dental Hygienist
Only hours after they meet, Ann's old pal and Schneider are ready to sail off on a romantic cruise.
Read MoreThe Piano Teacher
The baby grand delivered to Ann by mistake belongs to her next-door neighbor, a slightly unstrung piano teacher who begins giving lessons in her living room.
Read MoreThe Broken Nose
Barbara learns a lesson about beauty after Schneider accidentally opens a door smack into her nose.
Read MoreMad for Each Other
Julie falls for an egotistical filmmaker whose temperament exactly matches her own.
Read MoreThe Graduation
Barbara's high school graduation has arrived and she's all excited, except for two issues. First, she's unsure if she wants to attend the University of Wisconsin, like her father did and second she's up in arms, trying to make a decision on whether to hang out at a party with friends or one with just family after graduation.
Read MoreFear of Success
A lucrative offer to direct public relations for a computer firm prompts Ann to give Mr. Davenport two weeks' notice.
Read MoreGrandma Leaves Grandpa
Ann is all set to go away for the weekend to a ski lodge, however her plans are put to a halt when Grandma Romano drops by with the announcement that she's left Ann's father and now would like to stay with Ann and the girls. Not quite taking her seriously, Ann is dealt a blow of reality when her father drops by needing a place to stay as well.
Read MoreSchneider Gets Fired
Schneider quits because the landlord refuses his raise request.
Read MoreBack to School
Barbara has begun her college education and feels very independent, balancing school work with social activities. Meanwhile, Ann begins to feel undereducated as she hears Barbara's experiences and makes a decision to go to college. The big surprise comes when she is taking the same course as Barbara.
Read MorePressure
Barbara's latest boyfriend, Brad is putting the pressure on her big time to have sex. Barbara honestly does not know what to do and isn't quite sure she wants to accommodate his sexual demands but at the same time doesn't want to lose him. So, she decides that perhaps she should and goes out and buys some contraceptives.
Read MoreJulie's Wedding (1)
Julie returns from a ski trip sporting a meek fiance, an impending wedding date and an unexcited best man.
Read MoreJulie's Wedding (2)
Best man Max insists that his amorous intentions toward Julie are honorable, even as the wedding party assembles.
Read MoreHome Again, Home Again
Newlyweds Julie and Max return from their honeymoon to an apartment they can't afford because Max has been laid off from his job.
Read MoreBetween Mother and Daughter
A psychiatrist recommends a heart-to-heart talk to take the heat out of Ann's relationship with her mother.
Read MoreSmall Wonder
Barbara hires a genetics tutor, unaware of his obvious shortcomings.
Read MoreEt tu, Ann
Ann pressures her assistant into working on a Saturday night at her place.
Read MoreA Little Larceny
Barbara tries to earn some extra money by selling football betting cards. However, Schneider gets arrested when Barbara involves him in her illegal football pool activities.
Read MoreHeart Attack
After Ann rushes out to yet another appointment, her family shouldn't be so surprised to learn she has suffered a heart attack.
Read MoreMale Jealousy
A feud erupts between Schneider and Max for male dominance in the Romano household as well as the attention of Ann and the girls.
Read MoreHappy New Year II
Ann and the family put on another show at the senior citizen hotel.
Read MoreSchneider, the Model
After a man-on-the-street chat with a newscaster, Schneider is offered a job as a male model, but becomes depressed when he learns the role he is to portray.
Read MoreTriple Play
A fast talking insurance man from Buffalo can't decide whether he would rather romance Barbara, Ann or Grandma Romano.
Read MoreSo Long, Mom (a.k.a.) Not Telling
Barbara's desire to live near campus and Max's new job in Houston have Ann pondering the thought of living alone for the first time in her life.
Read MoreOld Horizons
Grandma Romano moves to Indianapolis, takes an apartment in Ann's building and finds a job in her office.
Read MoreEndless Elliot
Barbara is harassed by an overzealous suitor.
Read MoreRetrospective (1)
The topsy-turvy years in Schneider's building are fondly remembered (in clips from past shows) when condominium conversion threatens to disperse the tenants.
Read MoreRetrospective (2)
Schneider, Ann and the girls continue to reminisce about the past as the construction of condominiums seems to be a sure thing.
Read MoreGirl with a Past
Barbara feels compelled to tell Bob about his new girlfriend's former exploits.
Read MorePerils of Plastic
A binge of credit-card spending leads Max and Julie to insolvency.
Read MoreNo Laughing Matter
After Schneider's rebuff during an outing to a comedy club, Ann brings home a footloose funny man.
Read MoreConnor's Crisis
Ann's boss, Mr. Connors is going through a rough time after his wife walks out on him, citing that he has become too boring for her taste. To cheer him up, Ann invites him out to dinner but when Schneider crashes the dinner, Mr. Connors gets some lessons in picking up the ladies and ends up with a gold-digger.
Read MoreGrecian Yearn
Ann's archeology professor offers her love and companisonship and asks her to live with him Greece.
Read MoreThe Spirit is Willing
While Schneider is making love to his girlfriend, she has a heart attack which ultimately leaves Schneider impotent. Schneider then goes to great lengths to remedy his problem to no avail. That is until Ann makes a suggestion concerning an ex-flame of Schneider's, but Schneider is unsure if he wants to take her advice.
Read MoreTeacher's Pet
Barbara went all out on a paper for a government class and ends up with a D. When she goes in to see her professor, she soon discovers, that she certainly can get a higher grade on her paper, that is if she accepts her professor's advances. Later, Barbara determines to bring him to justice and files a complaint against him.
Read MoreThe Amarillo Connection
Thanks to Ann's hard work, Connors & Davenport has just landed a brand new account and Ann is all excited about the possibilities of a promotion. She soon finds herself battling with Francine over it, but ultimately she gets it, but soon discovers she'd rather not have it, since it means moving to Amarillo, Texas.
Read MoreAnn Meets Nick (1)
Ann's attempts to land her own advertising accounts lead to repeated run-ins with an irritating commercial artist.
Read MoreAnn Meets Nick (2)
Ann and Nick do so well on their first campaign that he wants to form a partnership with her.
Read MoreFarewell, My Suite
Ann and Barbara return from a weekend trip to find they've been robbed with Schneider's assistance.
Read MoreMerry Widow
Ann's father has died and her mother is chronically depressed until Schneider takes her out on the town.
Read MoreThe Drop Out
Barbara's search for an interesting major leads her to the conclusion that she's not ready to continue her education.
Read MoreA Shot in the Dark
Former tenants ask Schneider to help them conceive a child through artificial insemination.
Read MoreSunday Father
Alex is fed up with Nick's plans for their father-and-son weekends.
Read MoreNovember Song (1)
Schneider falls madly in love with a woman who prizes her freedom above everything.
Read MoreNovember Song (2)
Schneider is overcome by jealousy at the thought of going fishing while his young girlfriend is alone with a man her own age.
Read MoreFive Fingered Discount
An old family secret surfaces when Grandma Romano gets pinched for shoplifting.
Read MoreI Do, I Do
Barbara joins a committee to assist a young man about to lose his immigration status, which could condemn him to prison in his native land.
Read MoreOut of Bounds
Ann is convinced that her constant bickering with business partner Nick is related to sexual tension.
Read MoreA Tiny Romance
Beerbelly's wife, dissatisfied with her marriage, makes a play for Schneider.
Read MoreOnce a Mom
Ann has the flu and the last thing she wants is for her mother to play nursemaid.
Read MoreAlex's Project
Nick won't let Alex get away with turning in a shoddy science project.
Read MoreCaveat Emptor
A new account is going well for Ann and Nick until they realize the merchant is involved in a bait-and-switch scheme.
Read MoreWicked Ann
Alex begins to resent Ann's relationship with his father and accuses her of keeping his father and mother apart.
Read MoreIndianapolis Story
Nick and Ann manage to get the apartment to themselves, only to have Ann's old boyfriend David arrive at their door.
Read MoreAlex Moves In
After the recent death of Nick, Alex is left feeling lonely and unwanted by his recently married mother. So, he hops a bus from Chicago and head straight to Ann and Barbara.
Read MoreShake Hands
Ann's old nemesis Francine insists that she would make a perfect partner, a prospect Ann finds revolting.
Read MoreJulie Shows Up (1)
Julie shows up unexpectedly, toting all her posessions and spouting unlikely tales of Max's infidelity.
Read MoreJulie Shows Up (2)
Julie and Max seem headed for divorce unless someone like Ann can persuade them to talk it out.
Read MoreDinner at Seven (1)
Barbara schedules back to back dates with two guys but the first won't take her home.
Read MoreDinner at Seven (2)
Barbara hatches a plan to repay Mark for their disastrous first date.
Read MorePlain Favorite
Schneider contemplates taking Ann's cousin to a dance.
Read MoreAlex's First Love
Alex's first date rekindles the protectionist approach Ann took with her daughters.
Read MoreNot So Silent Partner
Schneider becomes the not-so-silent business partner of Ann and Francine after the bank turns down their loan.
Read MoreGift Horses
While Ann is away, Barbara's grandmothers wage a war of presents for her affection.
Read MoreStick 'em Up
Unwelcome guests arrive just in time for Barbara's surprise birthday party at the store.
Read MoreAnn's Failure
Ann is sorely troubled by intimations of her own mortality that are triggered by Barbara's engagement.
Read MoreGrandma's Nest Egg
Francine's father and Grandma Romano are a hot item until she learns his line of work.
Read MoreBarbara's Crisis
Barbara fears that her marriage plans will dissolve after she learns that she can't conceive a child.
Read MoreMrs. O'Leary's Kid
Alex doesn't feel like the hero he's hailed after saving lives in an apartment blaze because he caused the fire in the first place.
Read MoreDiamonds Are Forever
The men go fishing and the women await their return, but all have one thing in common, they're talking about marriage.
Read MoreThe Defector
A Russian women's basketball team visits Ann's home and one of the stars decides to defect and marry Schneider.
Read MoreMeow, Meow
Ann and Francine battle over the same man.
Read MoreOrville and Emily
The annual variety show for the Park Utopia senior-citizens hotel takes place.
Read MoreHear Today, Gone Tomorrow
It's coming through loud and clear, Schneider's going deaf.
Read MoreIt's in the Cards
Grandma Romano tries her hand at a new career, fortunetelling.
Read MoreThe Perfect Wedding (1)
Barbara's nerves are on edge as her wedding day approaches and husband-to-be Mark is no help, he's more interested in his golf game than helping with the preparations.
Read MoreThe Perfect Wedding (2)
Mark refuses to cancel his golf game and Barbara's worried he won't get to the church on time.
Read MoreHoneymoon's Over
Barbara tries to adapt to life at Mark's rooming house, where her new husband's friends, including a scantily clad woman, breeze in and out without knocking to use the bathroom, or asking to use the closet and community refrigerator.
Read MoreCatcher in the Mud
Believing Alex needs a father figure and more male influence, Schneider and his beer-guzzling buddies take him to a female mud-wrestling show.
Read MoreLast Time I Saw Paris
To land a new French account, Francine talks Ann into a weekend trip to Paris to learn about the French market.
Read MoreAuntie Francine
Ann may be a little envious of Francine's freewheeling lifestyle, especially after Francine takes Alex for the weekend and shows him the time of his life.
Read MoreLovers & Other Parents
Barbara's scheme to get her mother and Mark's newly divorced father together at a dinner party gets faster results than she anticipated.
Read MoreMiracle of Birth (1)
Julie's announcement that her baby will be born underwater may be more than Ann can bear.
Read MoreMiracle of Birth (2)
Julie insists on flying to California to have her baby in an underwater birth tank but her labor pains are beginning at her mother's home in Indianapolis.
Read MoreFirst Things First
Barbara's decision to enroll in college forces the Royers to live on a shoestring budget with little time for romance.
Read MorePride and Privacy (1)
Forced out of their rooming house by an explosion, Barbara and Mark impose on Ann for a temporary home until they can find a place of their own.
Read MorePride and Privacy (2)
With Julie, Max and the new baby also needing a place to live, Ann may be forced to leave her own home to preserve her sanity and her relationship with Sam.
Read MorePride and Privacy (3)
Unable to cope with the pandemonium at her house, Ann takes refuge at Sam's place, until he offers her a solution for which she's completely unprepared.
Read MoreThe Cruise
Grandma Romano returns from a vacation cruise with news that she's marrying the shipboard piano player.
Read MoreSpare the Child
Alex's video game fascination has him skipping school and facing punishment from the principal, and may be symptomatic of hidden emotional problems.
Read MoreThe Good Life
A South Pacific island would be just the ticket for Sam, if only Ann would drop her work, desert the family and join him in paradise.
Read MoreSocial Insecurity
Determined not to be a burden on anyone, Grandma Romano keeps her escalating financial problems from Ann.
Read MoreA Young Man's Fancy
Approaching his 15th birthday, Alex anticipates his first female encounter. But when he strikes out with the school's ""girl most likely to,"" he makes a play for an older woman.
Read MoreThe Letter
A letter to Ann's mother from her father, mailed the day before he died, is delivered four years later.
Read MoreBuyer's Remorse
Barbara's newly friend Bob reveals he still has feelings for her.
Read MoreSecond Time Around
Sam unilaterally sets a wedding date as Ann learns from his newspaper announcement that she's getting married in three days. But it's Sam who starts getting cold feet.
Read MoreHoneymoon II
Ann and Sam's ski honeymoon quickly goes downhill when Ann loses her luggage and Sam injures his back on the ski lift.
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